Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 916.
 
JOHN PRADER

     a farmer of Lake county, resides a mile and one-half southeast from Summer
Lake postoffice. He was born on August 24, 1855, in Switzerland, the son of John
L. and Verona Prader, also natives of that same country. The father is now
dwelling in North DaKota. The mother died before the family left Switzerland and
the father married a second time. Our subject has three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth
Guler, in the Willamette valley, Anna, of North Dakota, and Maria, deceased. He
also has the following named half brothers: Andrew, in Spokane; Peter and J.
Lucius and Lawrence of North Dakota. Our subject received his education in the
old country and there remained until 1873, when he journeyed to the United
States. He first sought a location in Sauk county, Wisconsin, and then went to
North Dakota and assisted to organize a county. After that, he traveled to
various portions of the United States a great deal and finally in 1888, came to
Crook county and there remained seven years. After that, he traveled again and
finally in 1898, he located in Lake county securing his present place of
one-half section. It is a good farm, mostly all tillable land and is well
improved with barns and other equipments. Mr. Prader gives his attention to
raising hay and doing general farming. In this line he has been very successful
and is one of the substantial men of the county.
     Mr. Prader has three children, Rena, John and Walter. Mr. Prader is a
member of the W. W. and when in North Dakota was commissioner of his county. He
always takes a lively interest in political matters and is a warm advocate of
general progress and better educational advantages.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.